Here are the timestamps for this conversation. If you have questions for Carmen, please write them below: 0:00 - Introduction 1:12 - Childhood 6:03 - Adult Conversations 11:20 - Aaryaman's American College Experience 16:55 - Carmen’s First Impressions of UIUC. 20:50 - Carmen's First Business 28:41 - Carmen's Guide to Starting Successful Local Businesses 31:35 - How to Assemble a Team 37:56 - How to Discover Yourself in College? 43:29 - Ideas for Dates at UIUC 44:37 - Carmen's Regret: Not Studying Engineering 48:28 - The Business Carmen Would Start Today at UIUC 1:02:56 - How to Ask Someone Out 1:10:46 - Failure 1:15:23 - Listening 1:20:44 - Carmen's Playbook for Experience-Driven Businesses 1:29:18 - Building for Yourself or Others? 1:36:05 - Delegation 1:45:31 - Carmen's Advice for Juan David & Aaryaman 2:09:20 - Compete With Yourself, Not Your Peers 2:17:38 - Say Yes 2:21:21 - Carmen's Reflections on The UIUC Talkshow Experience 2:23:00 - Advice to young people 🚥 Overrated or Underrated Section 🚥 2:27:56 - ⚙ Restaurant Mechanical Systems (HVAC, equipment, etc) 2:29:43 - 🍕 Chicago Deep Dish Pizza 2:34:23 - 🍝 Eataly 2:41:32 - 🥚 Incubators & Accelerators 2:46:43 - 🍺 Bars: KAMS & Red Lion 2:53:00 - 🍟 The Founder Movie 2:56:46 - Closing Words
Here are the timestamps for this conversation. If you have questions for Carmen, please write them below:
0:00 - Introduction
1:12 - Childhood
6:03 - Adult Conversations
11:20 - Aaryaman's American College Experience
16:55 - Carmen’s First Impressions of UIUC.
20:50 - Carmen's First Business
28:41 - Carmen's Guide to Starting Successful Local Businesses
31:35 - How to Assemble a Team
37:56 - How to Discover Yourself in College?
43:29 - Ideas for Dates at UIUC
44:37 - Carmen's Regret: Not Studying Engineering
48:28 - The Business Carmen Would Start Today at UIUC
1:02:56 - How to Ask Someone Out
1:10:46 - Failure
1:15:23 - Listening
1:20:44 - Carmen's Playbook for Experience-Driven Businesses
1:29:18 - Building for Yourself or Others?
1:36:05 - Delegation
1:45:31 - Carmen's Advice for Juan David & Aaryaman
2:09:20 - Compete With Yourself, Not Your Peers
2:17:38 - Say Yes
2:21:21 - Carmen's Reflections on The UIUC Talkshow Experience
2:23:00 - Advice to young people
🚥 Overrated or Underrated Section 🚥
2:27:56 - ⚙ Restaurant Mechanical Systems (HVAC, equipment, etc)
2:29:43 - 🍕 Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
2:34:23 - 🍝 Eataly
2:41:32 - 🥚 Incubators & Accelerators
2:46:43 - 🍺 Bars: KAMS & Red Lion
2:53:00 - 🍟 The Founder Movie
2:56:46 - Closing Words